Garden-plow and seed-planter.



J. F. MIXON & 0. H.#FORD. D GARDEN PLOW AND SEED PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 21, 1909. 3

APatented Nov. 22, 1910.

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J. F. MrXoN D o. H. FORD. GARDEN PLOW AND SEED lPLANTED.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.21, 1909. 976,675. Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. MIXON AND OTICE H. FORD, OF MANA'IEE, FLORIDA.

GARDEN-PLOW AND SEED-PLANTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES F. MIxoN and Orion H. FORD, citizens of the United States, residing at Manatee, in the county of Manatee, and State of Florida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garden-Flows and Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved garden plow and seed planter combined; and it has for its object to provide a device of this class of simple and durable construction which may be efficiently utilized for planting and cultivating garden seeds.

A further object of the invention is to provide a supporting frame for an implement of this class which shall be of simple and improved construction.

Still further objects of the invention are to simplify and improve the construction and operation of this class of devices.

lVith these and other ends in View which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention; it being however understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modications within the scope of the invention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garden plow and seed planter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail View of the frame of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view laid through the axle of the transporting and operating wheel. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detail views illustrating various forms of covering plows that may be used in connection with the device. Fig. 7 is a detail view of a sweep that may be used as a furrow opener, Vshowing also the arms for connecting the same with the frame. Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the sweep detached. Fig. 9 is a detail View of a furrow tongue which may be substituted for the sweep. Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional View of the seed box. Fig. 11 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 12-12 in Fig. 11. Fig. 13 is a sectional detail view taken on the plane indicated by the line 13-13 in Fig. 12.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The frame A of the improved machine comprises a body portion 15 having transversely disposed parallel slots 16 and 17 the rear one of which 17 has a rearwardly extending recess 18; a centrally disposed channel 19 connects the front and rear slots 16 and 17. The body portion is provided with an upwardly extending lug 20 and with forwardly -extending arms 21 provided at their front ends with reinforced or thickened portions forming downwardly extending flanges 22; an arm or beam 23 extends rearwardly from the body portion of the frame.

The flanges 22 are provided each with a plurality of transverse perforations 24 for the reception of a transversely disposed shaft or axle 25 upon which the transporting wheel 26 is supported for rotation between the arms 21 of the frame; the shaft or axle 25 may be formed with a shoulder 26 abutting upon one of the frame bars and a nut or threaded collar 27 may be detachably mounted upon the axle to abut upon the other frame bar, thus securing the axle in position. The transporting wheel 26 is connected for rotation with the axle by means of a set screw 28, the axle being fitted to rotate in the bearings formed by the apertures 24. When the machine is to be utilized as a seed planter, a sprocketwheel 29 is mounted upon the axle adjacent to one end of the latter, but when the machine is to be used only for the purpose of plo-wing or cultivating the soil, the sprocket wheel 29 may be omitted.

I-Iandles resembling ordinary plow handles are connected with the lug or projection 20 of the frame by means of a transversely disposed fastening member such as a pin or bolt 31; braces 32 connect the handles with the beam 23 extending rearwardly from the frame, thus supporting the handles at the desired elevation; the braces may be provided with series of apertures 33 for the passage of the fastening members whereby they are, connected with the handles, thus providing for the vertical adjustment of the latter.V i A round 34 serves to-connect# thev handles together in the customary manner.-

Al hood or ,casing completelycoveringy in-l Fig. 9 may. bel substituted for the sweep when desire A seed box or hopperfB 'is suitablysupported upon the handles 30, said seed vvbox beingyprovided with a bottom late-'36that is connected Vwith and spacedl rom the side walls 37 'by means of brackets 38; a beveled gear 39 is supported for rotationupon". the

bottom plate 36in .the spacer between saidvv bottom plate., and the' side walls of 'the hopper, ,said bevel Jgear..being l provided with a;

shoulder 'or offset 40 engaging, the lower-g edge of the cylindrical box which constitutes the hopper so as to be thereby guided for;

rotation. A2 seed :plate-or disk: 41is'supported uponzthe bottom plate 36-with` whiclr it is axially connectedfby-"means ofa pin- 42; y,said seed disk being Iprovided with pre yjections 43-engaging corresponding-recesses 44 in Ythe .bevel gear with which said seed' disk is thus connected for rotation;

The Vunderside of fthe bottom plate V36v is'.

provided with a groove 45 whichfhas-been shown as beingformed lat one side"v ofthe axisoflthe disk although it is desired'to be understood that said'groovemaybe formed diametrically across the diskor 'in any other suitable and 'desired position; said groove, which' is preferablyV dove-tailed 'accommodates ,a longitudinally movable' slide 46v one end of "which". has a downturned lugv 47 'which is connectedwith la bracket-48de"- pendingl from thev seed'box-by' means of'-atraction springV 49 a` set-screw 50extending through' the bracket48. serves to limit the movement in a forward di'rectionofl'the slide" 46,1 the pointv of said ,seti screw lbeing disposed. in the pathof'the'lug l47.4 Theopposite or rear endxofitheslide--46`fis .suitably connectedV with' a rod .51"whichis guided through a staplel or keeper 52 .upon vone of the handles 30, the rear" end ofsaid rod being within. convenient-reach of the operator, who, by means of. saidY rodl'mayxactuate the slide 46.' against the .tractionzofjthe spring 49. The slide 46'has a seed opening or aperture 53, and lthe seed disk l36 is. provided with a pluralityof seed 'cupsor apertures 54 of any suitable dimensions, and' adapted. toregister with the aperture 53 in the slide. It will'be readily seen thatby manipulating the set screwY 50, the slidemay.

be adjustedso as to partially; obstruct .the

'seed cups, thus serving' tor regulate the amount-of-seedthat shall be permitted to pass through the latter at each operation; by

manipulatingl theoperating rod 51, the slide may be moved to an obstructing position lwithireferenceto the seed cups or apertures 54, thus completely cutting off the passage lof seed `when desired. Bearings 55 dependmgat opposite sides of the seed box serve to l 25; th'e shaft 56 also carries a pinion 59 meshing with the bevel gear 39 whiclnis therebyv rotated.

Seedcovering devices of various forms have been4 shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 'of the drawings. In Fig. 4 has been shown standards 60 forlnedwitlrof'fsets 61 and carrying reversibleb'ullV tongues'62; in Fig. 5 Shanks 63 have been shown having offsets 64 and equipped with sweeps 65; in Fig. 6has been shownA a shank or standard 66 carrying an ordinary turning plow 67, it being intended to `use two such plows, namely, one right hand and one left hand, for the purpose of y effectivelycovering the seed. The seed passing from the seed box orhopper enters a seedtube or `spout 68 whichmay be connected in any convenient manner with the bottom. plate 36 of the hopper` and which extends through the central opening 19 of the frame, thus discharging the seed into the furrow formed bythe furrow opener a suitable distance in advance of the coverers, the shanks of whichv are provided withupwardly extending screw-threaded stems 70 whereby they maybe mounted in either of the slots 16k or 17 Aof the frame, being there secured by` means of nuts 71.

Atrailing wheel 72 is supported for rotation bymeans of arms or brackets 73 whereby itis connected with the rearwardly eX- tending beam portion-23 of the frame, said wheel being disposed a suitable distance in rear of the coverers for the purpose of compressingv and ycompacting the soil.

From the foregoing description taken in connection .with the drawings hereto annexed the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.-

The device is simple and light in construction and may be readily operated by hand. By means of this machine arfurrow of any desired dimensions may be opened, seed depositedtherein, and the seed maybe covered and 'the-soil. compact or rolled at a single operation. Thedepthof the furrow may be regulated by raising or lowering the axle of the supportmg or transporting wheel,`a plurality'of axle supporting bearings being provided for this purpose.

The device is easily operated as a planter and when desired, the clamping mechanism may be disconnected and the machine may be used for cultivating the crops.

In cultivating garden trucks it is often desirable to cultivate the soil between rows of growing plants; when this is the case, such adjacent rows of plants will be protected from injury by the hood or casing surrounding the upper portion of the transporting When it is desired to use a single plow only, of the pattern shown in Fig. 6, the stem 70 of such plow may be accommodated in the recess 18 of the frame.

I-Iaving thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed isl. In a machine of the class described, a frame having handles and an axle provided with carrying wheels, a cylindrical seed box supported upon the handles and having a bottoni member spaced from the walls thereof and provided with a slide having an aperture, a bevel gear supported for rotation in the space intermediate the bottom and the walls of the said box, and resting upon the bottom plate, a seed disk connected for rotation with the bevel gears and having a plurality of apertures adapted to register with the aperture in the slide, a transversely disposed shaft supported for rotation adjacent to the bottom of the said box, a pinion upon said shaft meshing with the bevel gear, a sprocket wheel upon the wheel carrying axle, and a link belt connecting the said sprocket wheels.

2. In a machine of the class described, a frame, having a wheel carrying axle and provided with transverse slots connected by an aperture or opening; a furrow opener connected with the frame, coverers adjustable in the transverse slots of the frame, handles connected with the frame, seed dropping mechanism supported upon the handles 3. In a machine of the class described, a

cylindrical seed box having a bottom member connected with and spaced from the side walls thereof, said bottom member being provided with an apertured regulating slide, a beveled gear supported for rotation in the space intermediate the bottom plate, and the side walls of the box and having a seed disk provided with a plurality of apertures, means for rotating the bevel gear, an actuating spring for the regulating slide, and adjustable stop means such as a set screw located in the path of said slide.

4. In a machine of the character described, a seed box having a bottom member spaced from the side walls thereof, a gear wheel supported for rotation in the space intermediate the bottom plate and the side walls, a seed disk connected for rotation with the gear wheel and having a plurality of apertures, an apertured seed slide connected with the bottom plate and having a down-turned lug at one end, a spring connecting said lug with a bracket depending from the seed box, a set screw threaded through said bracket and extending in the path of the lug upon the slide, and a suitable guided operating rod connected with the opposite end of the slide.

In testimony whereof we affix our signal tures in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES F. MIXON. OTICE H. FORD. Vitnesses:

GEO. TATUM, Jr., J. J. STEWART. 

